The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the TCU Horned Frogs have scheduled a home-and-home football series for 2014 and 2015, both schools announced today. Minnesota will travel to face TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. The Golden Gophers will then host the Horned Frogs at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. “We’re excited about the opportunity to face a very good Minnesota program that’s coming off a bowl season,” TCU football coach Gary Pattersonsaid. “To schedule someone non-conference from such a prestigious league like the Big Ten helps enhance our recruiting efforts. We’ve played Big Ten opponents in the past and know it will be a tremendous challenge.” Minnesota and TCU’s first and only match-up took place on Sept. 28, 1974 in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers nipped the Horned Frogs 9-7. The announcement of the series vs. TCU completes the 2014 and 2015 non-conference schedules for Minnesota. The Golden Gophers open the 2014 season at home vs. Eastern Illinois on Aug. 28, host Middle Tennessee on Sept. 6, travel to TCU on Sept. 13, and host San Jose State on Sept. 20. In 2015, Minnesota opens at home vs. TCU, which replaces a recently canceled game vs. South Dakota State of the FCS. The Gophers visit Colorado State on Sept. 12 and then host Kent State on Sept. 19 and Ohio on Sept. 26. TCU now only needs one additional non-conference game for 2014 and 2015. The 2014 schedule includes a visit to SMU, but a date is now to be announced since the Minnesota game has taken that spot. The Horned Frogs’ schedule in 2015 now features the opener at Minnesota on Sept. 3 and a visit from SMU on Sept. 19. Football Schedules